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HTC’s Newest Tablet Appears in Series of Pictures, It’s an Interesting Take on a Slate

So HTC, to date, has struggled mightily in the tablet game. In fact, they basically took the last year or so off to re-think their strategy after producing some of the more disappointing big-screened Android devices ever (Flyer and Jetstream). That time away has apparently given them enough ideas and has led to the device in the 7 pictures that just leaked on Twitter and that we have featured in this post.

It’s a nameless tablet that appears to have a massive screen, giant chin bezel, front and back cameras (fixated on the bottom of the device), is incredibly thin, and runs a version of HTC’s Sense. It also looks like it will have a dock that turns the device into an iMac knock-off.

After cruising over these pictures a number of times, we can’t actually decide what OS this is running. The only OS-type of picture we have is that of an email client, which looks like iOS, not Android. We all know that it can’t be running iOS, so that either leaves Windows or Android, however, we’d be jumping ahead of ourselves if we claimed it to be either one definitively. Then again, Microsoft apparently denied HTC the chance to produce a Windows 8 tablet, so maybe it is Android after all?

Why do OEMs hate AOSP so much that they would risk lawsuits and penalties to copy someone else? Does anyone actually buy a device BECAUSE it has sense, not despite sense or regardless of sense?

John Simonelli

Probably going to get bashed for this… but It kind of looks like a mini iMac lol.

LionStone

Nice concept, innovative…can’t wait to hear if apple will even try with this one, it’d be quite a stretch but we know apple! Obviously its more for the home use, with the dock, so it’ll be great for those that won’t travel with it.

master94

This not Samsung deserves too be sued.

kixofmyg0t

Holy bezels batman!!

George264

I think this is a fake or a really early prototype. Probably was designed in the same time as the One X seeing the similarities. Actually this looks AMAZING. As long as the cut the bottom bezel it will be an awesome looking tablet. And adding a S4 Pro, and 2GB RAM, this could be the tablet runner up to the Nexus 7. Oh man, Imagine if this is the Google Nexus 10 :O

PuzzleShot

I can see wanting the bezel shortened, but as evidenced by one of those pictures, it seems to actually offer a convenient service in that it gives you a good place to hold it with one hand without having to hover your thumb over the screen.

e_droid

Could be the Vertex HD?

e_droid

This has my attention, hope it’s not fake. As much as I want a Nexus 7, there’s just not enough space, no SD is a killer for me.

nightscout13

Big fat bezel

Ramon Toscano

yea sure it kind of looks like a imac but there is no way apple could take htc to court for it. the entire tab looks like its less then 1/3 the width of an imac, and the camera being on the bottom is innovative, the imac has a logo, not a camera. so tab=imac copy is a rediculous argument. that camera placement looks like it would be easier to actually look at the display and not have to look up at the bezel, the camera at that angle would then make the image look like you are lookind directly at the screen/person and not look like you are looking up.
+1 HTC i would love to try this tab if it is indeed real.

the images on the screen kind of look shopped, but the actual body looks legit.

Butters619

Looks like an iMac.

Jack Coleman

Guys, calm down, its fake.

Garrett Shields

An interesting take on the tablet for sure, good looking as well, but for God’s sake HTC, don’t make it…I don’t think we can take another guilty verdict…

http://www.facebook.com/objection89 Miguel Angel Portela

That’s kinda ugly.

Bedrock

I like it, to bad it’s not real. If it were I’d get one.

http://infotainmentempire.blogspot.com Rob

Cue the Apple camp, “It looks like our iMac, a completely different type of product from a tablet, but clearly it stole our design. Please give us $5 billion.”

That aside, not a fan of the design. HTC, what are you doing?

New_Guy

“This device has our panties…um…I mean trade dress in a bunch!!!”

fauxshizzl

No thanks.

nobody72

Well I wouldn’t mind a tablet with a 13inch screen if it weighs around 1.5-2lbs…

Jroid

Fake as hell. Come on, look at the Men in Black one, and then the last one. Photoshop, and a bad one at that.

http://www.bestessay4u.com/ bestessay4u.com

First photo is cool!

cgalyon

I think it looks a lot like the One X.

JoshHenry

Not a fan of the big bezel, but smart to put the cam on the bottom for a tablet of that size.

antwonw

It looks like an upside down iMac with white finishing instead of aluminium. Next in the news: Apple is now suing HTC for copying their design.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001805990120 Mike Røuche

Lawsuit in 3…2…1…apple lawyers commence

UrDoGG

Watch out HTC, the turtle-necks will be coming for you.

http://twitter.com/whatisajimmy ok

This can’t be real. That’s Android’s camera app, iOS’s gmail app, it has no software or hardware buttons, the coloring/reflectability of the bezel is inconsistent… And they posted a newer picture with an Android home screen that still has no buttons.

Alan Paone

Feeling a twinge of gadget lust.

Michael Johnson

Looks thin as all gittup!

http://twitter.com/uhhwat John Smith

Yikes. That’s horrid.

NexusMan

Why did they make the Apple logo so small this time around? It almost looks like a camera hole.

That has to be the most piss poor attempt at Apple hate I have ever seen. That website is a joke and the designs all really suck. I hate Apple with every inch of my being, and even I wouldnt own let alone purchase any of that garbage.

EC8CH

Do not want

http://www.droid-life.com Kellex B

What, no love for the portable iMac?

http://geniousatplay.blogspot.com/ Bikram Agarwal

Nope. When I have a tablet in my hand, I want the bezel to be equal all around the screen. Don’t wanna feel like carry around a 10″ monitor.

NemaCystX

I like the concept, and the fact that the dock makes it turn into a TV almost is very appealing for media playback, holding it sideways its like an e-reader, you have room for your hand and you don’t touch the screen while your holding it. the small bezel around the screen is very nice as well.

http://twitter.com/7heDefine Derek Robinson

I hadn’t even thought of the extra space allowing you to not touch the screen like that. It seems more appealing the more I hear people talking about it.

Nicholassss

i dig it.

donthateme13

That email is the mobile gmail client

Michael_NM

HT… Who?

Buckoman

First gallery picture=iMac. Lawsuit imminent.

http://about.me/brandonmccall Mr. McCall

Nothing innovative about that.

http://twitter.com/willdelaney Will Delaney

Is it just me or does that look like an Apple iMac/Cinema Display

GazaIan

The front and back cameras on the bottom are bugging me, though..

GazaIan

Looks like an iMac. Kinda cool concept for a tablet if you ask me.

http://www.facebook.com/normanpefarmer Norman Paul-Eric Farmer

Sold

http://www.facebook.com/dakota.wooster.7 Dakota Wooster

That would be pretty sweet if it wasn’t for the outrageous chin and the camera on the bottom.

http://www.facebook.com/dannyborst Danny Borst

iMac mini

Larizard

lawsuit incoming.

Michael

Definitely a lawsuit incoming… Looks exactly like an iMac http://i.imgur.com/rNcce.png
P.S. there’s definitely something on the screen on the tablet look at the reflection

Sean Livingston

They actually took a photo next to the iMAC? I am convinced these people do not know how to think. lol.

Jigga_Z

Odd looking, but kinda cool. The mail client looks like Gmail from the web browser, not an app.

http://techonblogger.ward.pro/ TechRumblings

Yes, I am with you. It is the web client, or the off-line clint.

Alan Paone

There’s no buttons, so its a photoshop. It could be a picture of webOS for all it tells us

http://techonblogger.ward.pro/ TechRumblings

Good point

masterxchief

Looks like a Mac

Christian

Thought the same thing – when I saw the picture I thought it was going to be another story about Apple patents.

clock

for sure. iMac to be exact.

theoiulkj

why, because it has the same shade of the bottom edge of an imac? wow, okay then droid life also looks like an imac.

theoiulkj

same shade of white as*

UrDoGG

Dude, seriously… When docked, It looks like an imac. There is no need to argue with anyone.

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